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Many examples of non-pathological amyloid with a well-defined physiological role have been identified in various organisms, including human. These may be termed as functional or physiological or native amyloid.
* Functional amyloid in Homo sapiens:
** Intralumenal domain of melanocyte protein PMEL
** Peptide/protein hormones stored as amyloids within endocrine secretory granules
** Receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein

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